lucida

lu·ci·da

[loo-si-duh]
noun, plural lu·ci·dae [-dee] . Astronomy.
the brightest star in a constellation.

Origin:
1720–30; < Neo-Latin, special use of Latin lūcida (stella) bright (star), feminine of lūcidus lucid

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